CN115370655A - Rotating module and electronic equipment - Google Patents

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CN115370655A
CN115370655A CN202110539121.3A CN202110539121A CN115370655A CN 115370655 A CN115370655 A CN 115370655A CN 202110539121 A CN202110539121 A CN 202110539121A CN 115370655 A CN115370655 A CN 115370655A
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曹先力
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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a rotation module, including: the support is positioned between the two rotating arms and is provided with a track groove, and the groove wall of the track groove is arc-shaped; each of the rotating arms includes: the first rotating piece is positioned in the track groove, the first end of the first rotating piece is provided with an arc-shaped outer surface, and the arc-shaped outer surface is contacted with the groove wall of the track groove; the second rotating piece is positioned between the bracket and the first rotating piece, and two ends of the second rotating piece are respectively connected with the second ends of the bracket and the first rotating piece; when the rotating module is in a folded state, the rotating center of the first rotating piece is the first position of the groove wall of the track groove; when the rotating module is in an unfolding state, the rotating center of the first rotating member is a second position of the groove wall of the track groove, and the second position is located between the center position and the first position of the track groove. The rotation mode of the first rotating piece and the track groove, which changes the center of rotation, is better suitable for the natural bending of the folding screen, and the protection effect on the folding screen is improved.

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Rotating module and electronic equipment
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to a rotating module and an electronic device.
Background
With respect to the development trend of the current electronic products, a folding screen mobile phone, a folding screen computer and the like will become the development trend in the future. To the cell-phone class product of folding form, it is crucial to rotate the module, and the performance of rotating the module will directly influence the function and the experience of complete machine. Most of the current rotating modules are single-angle folded, for example: the rotation module includes two rotor arms and is located the support between two rotor arms, totally three-section structure, and during the use, two rotor arms rotate about 91 respectively relative support in order to reach the fold condition of rotation module. In this kind of single angle folding rotation module, the folding screen can't effectively be dodged to the rotor arm, leads to folding screen unnatural buckling easily, and the folding screen is easy impaired.
Disclosure of Invention
The present disclosure provides a rotation module and an electronic apparatus.
According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a rotation module, including:
two rotating arms;
a bracket having a track slot, the bracket being positioned between the two rotating arms; the rotating arm can rotate around the bracket by the rotating center of the rotating arm;
each of the rotating arms includes:
the first end of the first rotating piece is positioned in the track groove;
the second rotating piece is respectively and rotatably connected with the bracket and the second end of the first rotating piece; wherein the second end is opposite the first end;
when the rotating module is in a folded state, the rotating center of the first rotating member is a first position of the groove wall of the track groove;
when the rotating module is in an unfolded state, the rotating center of the first rotating member is a second position of the groove wall of the track groove, and the second position is located between the central position of the track groove and the first position;
the rotation center of the first rotating member is a rotation center of the rotating arm.
In some embodiments, the groove wall of the track groove has: a first mounting hole;
the second rotating member has: a shaft hole aligned with the first mounting hole;
the rotation module further includes: the shaft core penetrates through the first mounting hole and the shaft hole.
In some embodiments, the groove wall of the tracking groove is in the shape of an elliptical arc.
In some embodiments, the second rotating member further has: the groove wall of the groove is arc-shaped;
the second end of the first rotating member is located in the groove.
In some embodiments, the first rotating member further comprises:
a first tooth portion located at a region of the first rotating member other than the first end and the second end;
the rotor arm further includes:
a first gear structure engaged with the first tooth portion.
In some embodiments, the first rotating member further comprises: a pin shaft;
the rotation module still includes:
and the connecting piece is provided with at least two connecting holes, and the at least two connecting holes are used for respectively accommodating the pin shaft and the gear shaft of the first gear structure and limiting the first gear structure and the first tooth part to be separated.
In some embodiments, the swivel arm further comprises:
the supporting frame is connected with the first gear structure and is provided with a mounting position; the mounting position is used for connecting a shell of the electronic equipment.
In some embodiments, the swivel arm further comprises:
a link having a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion; the first portion comprises a second tooth, and the second portion is connected with the support frame;
a second gear structure, a gear shaft of the second gear structure being connected with the bracket, the second gear structure being engaged with the second tooth portion;
the second gear structures of the two rotating arms are meshed.
In some embodiments, the support frame comprises:
the first support frame is provided with the mounting position and is connected with the first gear structure;
the second support frame is connected with the first support frame and is provided with a sliding groove;
the second portion of the link is located within the chute.
In some embodiments, the groove wall of the track groove has: a second mounting hole;
the connecting rod still has: a through hole;
the rotation module still includes: the rod pin penetrates through the through hole and the second mounting hole; the lever pin is reused as a rotating shaft when the second tooth part is meshed to rotate.
According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic apparatus including:
a first housing;
a second housing;
the rotating module according to any one of the above embodiments;
the first housing and the second housing are connected to one of the rotating arms, respectively.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:
as can be seen from the above embodiments, in the present disclosure, the second rotating member of each rotating arm can rotate with both the bracket and the second end of the first rotating member, and the first end of the first rotating member can rotate at different positions of the groove wall of the bracket track groove, that is: the rotating center of each rotating arm at least comprises a rotating center between the second rotating piece and the support, a rotating center between the first rotating piece and the second rotating piece, and a rotating center between the first rotating piece and the support. Through the cooperation of the first rotating piece, the second rotating piece and the support, in the unfolding state, the first end of the first rotating piece is closer to the central position of the track groove relative to the rotating center of the support, in the folding state, the first end of the first rotating piece is farther from the central position of the track groove relative to the rotating center of the support, namely, the first end of the first rotating piece is closer to the edge of the track groove relative to the rotating center of the support. At this time, compared with the unfolded state, the first end of the first rotating member is far away from the maximum deformation position of the folding screen in the folded state, so that the damage to the folding screen is reduced. Therefore, the first rotating piece and the track groove rotate in the mode of changing the rotation center, so that the first rotating piece can better adapt to natural bending of the folding screen, and the protection effect on the folding screen is improved.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a rotary module according to an exemplary embodiment;
FIG. 2 is one of the schematic structural views of a rotation module according to an exemplary embodiment;
fig. 3 is a second schematic structural diagram of the rotating module according to an exemplary embodiment.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of devices consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.
In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate an orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship that a user is in when using the rotation module.
The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a rotation module, including:
two rotating arms 200;
a bracket 100 having a track groove 110, said bracket 100 being located between two of said swivel arms 200; wherein the rotating arm 200 can rotate around the bracket 100 at the rotating center of the rotating arm 200;
each of the rotary arms 200 includes:
a first rotating member 210, a first end 211 being located in the track groove 110;
a second rotating member 220 rotatably connected to the second ends 212 of the bracket 100 and the first rotating member 210, respectively; wherein the second end 212 is opposite the first end 211;
when the rotating module is in a folded state, the rotating center of the first rotating member 210 is a first position of the groove wall of the track groove 110;
when the rotating module is in the unfolded state, the rotation center of the first rotating member 210 is a second position of the groove wall of the track groove 110, and the second position is located between the center position of the track groove 110 and the first position;
the rotation center of the first rotating member 210 is a rotation center of the rotating arm 200.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the second rotating member 220 of each rotating arm 200 can rotate with both the bracket 100 and the second end 212 of the first rotating member 210, and the first end 211 of the first rotating member 210 can rotate at different positions on the groove wall of the track groove 110 of the bracket 100, namely: the rotation center of each rotation arm 200 at least includes the rotation center between the second rotation member 220 and the bracket 100, the rotation center between the first rotation member 210 and the second rotation member 220, and the rotation center between the first rotation member 210 and the bracket 100. The second rotating member 220 rotates relative to the bracket 100, and simultaneously, the first rotating member 210 rotates relative to the second rotating member 220, and the first rotating member 210 rotates in the track groove 110.
The rotating center between the second rotating piece and the bracket is relatively fixed, the rotating center between the first rotating piece and the second rotating piece is also relatively fixed, but the rotating center between the first rotating piece and the bracket is changed within a preset range. The preset range may be any range between the center position of the track groove to the edge position of the track groove for a single rotating arm. When the foldable bicycle is in the unfolded state and the folded state, the rotating centers between the first rotating member and the bracket are respectively two limit positions of a preset range. The center of rotation of the first end 211 of the first rotating member is between the first position and the second position between the unfolded state and the folded state.
In some embodiments, the first end 211 of the first rotating member 210 has an arc-shaped outer surface, and the arc-shaped outer surface contacts with a groove wall of the track groove 110. As shown in fig. 1, the groove wall of the track groove 110 is matched with the arc-shaped outer surface, that is, the cross-sectional shape of the track groove 110 is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the first end 211 of the first rotating member 210, so as to ensure that the first end 211 of the first rotating member 210 can smoothly rotate in the track groove 110.
As shown in fig. 3, the rotating arm 200 can support the folding screen in the unfolded state, and can leave a certain space for the folded folding screen in the folded state, thereby reducing the squeezing of the folding screen. In practical applications, as shown in fig. 2, the unfolded state refers to: the two rotating arms 200 are approximately 180 degrees, when the folding screen 300 of the electronic equipment is applied to the electronic equipment, the folding screen is exposed, and at the moment, a user can obtain large-screen display. As shown in fig. 3, the folded state means: the two rotating arms 200 are approximately 0 degree, and when the folding screen 300 of the electronic device is applied to the electronic device, the folding screen is hidden. Both the rotating arms 200 can be rotated relative to the supporting frame 100 by the second rotating member 220 to achieve the folded state or the unfolded state.
As shown in fig. 3, the first rotating member 210 may directly apply a force to the folding screen 300, relative to the second rotating member 220. The deformation of the folding screen 300 is greater in the folding area (also referred to as the portion of the folding screen 300 aligned with the support 100). In the process of rotating from the unfolding state to the folding state, the rotating center of the first end 211 of the first rotating member 210 can gradually move towards the edge of the track groove 110, in the process, the first rotating member 210 can avoid the folding screen 300, so that the acting force of the second rotating member 220 on the folding screen 300 is reduced, even, the second rotating member 220 has no acting force on the folding area of the folding screen 300, the stress of external force on the folding area of the folding screen 300 is reduced, and the protection effect on the folding screen 300 is improved.
Therefore, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, by the cooperation of the first rotating member 210, the second rotating member 220 and the bracket 100, in the unfolded state, the first end 211 of the first rotating member 210 is closer to the center position of the track slot relative to the rotation center of the bracket 100, and in the folded state, the first end 211 of the first rotating member 210 is farther from the center position of the track slot relative to the rotation center of the bracket 100, that is, the first end 211 of the first rotating member 210 is closer to the edge of the track slot relative to the rotation center of the bracket 100. At this time, the first end 211 of the first rotating member 210 is farther away from the maximum deformation position of the folding screen 300 relative to the unfolded state, so that the damage to the folding screen 300 is reduced. The rotation of the first rotating member 210 and the track groove 110 in the center of the rotation is changed, so that the first rotating member 210 can better adapt to the natural bending of the folding screen 300, and the protection effect on the folding screen 300 is improved.
In some embodiments, the degree of freedom of the rotation pair formed by the first rotating member 210 and the track groove 110 of the bracket 100 is greater than the degree of freedom of the rotation pair formed by the first rotating member 210 and the second rotating member 220; similarly, the degree of freedom of the revolute pair formed by the first rotating member 210 and the track groove 110 of the bracket 100 is greater than the degree of freedom of the revolute pair formed by the second rotating member 220 and the bracket 100. For example: the second rotating member 220 is surface-engaged with the bracket 100, the second rotating member 220 is surface-engaged with the second end 212 of the first rotating member 210, and the first end 211 of the first rotating member 210 is point-engaged or line-engaged with the track groove 110. At this time, a similar linkage mechanism is formed among the bracket 100, the second rotating member 220, and the first rotating member 210.
Without limitation, the first end 211 of the first rotating member 210 may have a substantially arc shape when viewed from different time points when the unfolded state and the folded state are changed.
Without limitation, the groove walls of the tracking groove 110 are arc-shaped. The arc may be circular or non-circular. For example: the groove wall of the track groove is in a non-circular arc shape, such as: the groove wall of the track groove is in a roughly elliptic arc shape, a parabola shape or the like.
In other alternative embodiments, the track groove 110 has: a first mounting hole 120;
the second rotating member 220 has: a shaft hole 221 aligned with the first mounting hole 120;
the rotation module further includes: the shaft core 290, the shaft core 290 penetrates the first mounting hole 120 and the shaft hole 221.
As shown in fig. 1, the second rotating member 220 can rotate relative to the frame 100 by the engagement of the shaft core 290 with the shaft sleeve.
In practical applications, the shaft core may form an integral structure with the wall of the first mounting hole or with the wall of the shaft hole by molding or machining.
In other alternative embodiments, the second rotating member 220 further has: the groove 222 is characterized in that the groove wall of the groove 222 is arc-shaped;
the second end 212 of the first rotating member 210 is located in the groove 222.
In the embodiment of the present disclosure, while the second rotating member 220 rotates relative to the bracket 100, the second end 212 of the first rotating member 210 is driven to move along the groove wall of the groove 222, and since the groove wall of the groove 222 is arc-shaped, the moving track of the first rotating member 210 in the groove 222 is arc-shaped, that is, the first rotating member 210 rotates relative to the second rotating member 220.
In some embodiments, a portion of the outer surface of the second end 212 of the first rotating member 210 facing the groove 222 is rounded. The first rotating member 210 with the circular arc-shaped outer surface is matched with the groove wall of the groove 222, so that the second end 212 of the first rotating member 210 can rotate in the groove 222 more smoothly.
As shown in fig. 1, the walls of the groove 222 are semi-circular,
in other alternative embodiments, the first rotating member 210 further includes:
a first tooth portion 213 located at a region of the first rotating member 210 other than the first end 211 and the second end 212;
the swivel arm 200 further includes:
and a first gear structure 230 engaged with the first tooth portion 213.
In the embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the first tooth portion 213 and the first gear structure 230 includes at least two teeth, and the first tooth portion 213 and the first gear structure 230 are engaged.
The first rotating piece is located between the support and the first gear structure, and the first rotating piece and the support rotate relatively and simultaneously drive the first gear structure to rotate through the meshing of the first tooth portion and the first gear structure. When the number of the first gear structures is at least two, the two first gear structures are in meshing connection, at the moment, the rotation center is also formed between the two first gear structures, and the rotation center of the rotating arm is increased due to the matching of the first gear structures and the first rotating member. The multiple rotation centers of each rotation arm further restrain stress concentration in the folding process, and damage to the folding screen is reduced.
During fold condition, the rotor arm can further make two rotor arms keep away from folding screen through rotating in first gear structure position department, and when reducing fold condition, two rotor arms are to the extrusion of folding screen. As shown in fig. 3, at the position of the first gear structure 230, there is a space 400 between the two rotating arms 200 and the folding screen 300.
Without limitation, as shown in fig. 3, the rotation module according to the embodiment of the disclosure can implement a drop-shaped folding of the folding screen 300, and reduce gaps in other areas outside the folding area of the folding screen 300.
The number of the first gear structures 230 of each rotating arm 200 may be one or at least two. As shown in fig. 1, when each of the rotating arms 200 includes at least two first gear structures 230, the structures of each of the first gear structures 230 may be the same or different, two adjacent first gear structures 230 are engaged, and one first gear structure 230 is engaged with the first tooth portion 213. For example: as shown in fig. 1, each of the rotary arms 200 includes two first gear structures 230, wherein one of the first gear structures 230 is a cylindrical gear, and the other first gear structure 230 is a rod-shaped gear, and the cylindrical first gear structure 230 is located between the first tooth 213 and the rod-shaped first gear structure 230; the columnar first gear structure 230 meshes with the first tooth portion 213, and also meshes with the rod-shaped first gear structure 230.
In other alternative embodiments, the first rotating member 210 further includes: a pin 214;
the rotation module further includes:
and a connecting member 240 having at least two connecting holes 241, at least two connecting holes 241 respectively receiving the pin 214 and the gear shaft 231 of the first gear structure 230 to restrict the first gear structure 230 and the first tooth 213 from being separated.
As shown in fig. 1, the pin 214 and the gear shaft 231 of the first gear structure 230 are respectively inserted into the connecting holes 241 at different positions, and the connecting member 240 strengthens the connection between the first gear structure 230 and the first rotating member 210, thereby ensuring the reliability of the meshing between the first tooth portion 213 and the first gear structure 230.
Without limitation, the connector is a sheet.
In other alternative embodiments, the swivel arm 200 further comprises:
a support bracket 250 coupled to the first gear structure 230 and having a mounting location 2511; the mounting location 2511 is used for connecting a housing of an electronic device.
As shown in fig. 1, the supporting bracket 250 rotates with the rotation of the first gear structure 230. When there are a plurality of first gear structures 230, one first gear structure 230 may be fixed to the support frame 250 by welding or screwing a fastener such as a screw.
As shown in fig. 3, the supporting frame 250 may directly contact with the foldable screen, and has a supporting function on the foldable screen. Alternatively, the support frame 250 is in contact with the folding screen through the housing of the electronic device.
Without limitation, the mounting location 2511 includes: mounting holes or mounting grooves.
In other alternative embodiments, the swivel arm 200 further comprises:
a link 260 having a first portion 261 and a second portion 262 connected to the first portion 261; the first portion 261 includes a second tooth 2611, and the second portion 262 is connected with the supporting bracket 250;
a second gear structure 270, a gear shaft of the second gear structure 270 being connected to the bracket 100, the second gear structure 270 being engaged with the second tooth portion 2611;
the second gear structures 270 of the two turning arms 200 are engaged.
As shown in fig. 1, each of the rotary arms 200 includes at least one second gear structure 270. The second gear portion 2611 and the second gear structure 270 each include at least two teeth, and the second gear portion 2611 and the second gear structure 270 are engaged.
Folding or unfolding of the two rotary arms 200 may also be achieved by the geared rotation of the second gear structures 270 of the two rotary arms 200. In practical applications, the meshing rotation of two adjacent second gear structures 270 may be synchronized with the rotation of the second rotating member 220 relative to the bracket 100. Since the second gear structure 270 is connected to the bracket 100, the cooperation of the first rotating member 210 with the supporting frame 250, the connecting rod 260 and the second gear structure 270 further reinforces the cooperation of the first rotating member 210 and the bracket 100, so that the first rotating member 210 can stably rotate in the track groove 110 without easily disengaging from the track groove 110.
It will be appreciated that the connection of the second portion of the link to the support bracket is not a fixed connection. For example: the second portion of the link may be slidably or rotatably connected to the support bracket.
In other alternative embodiments, the support frame 250 comprises:
a first supporting frame 251 having the mounting position 2511 and connected with the first gear structure 230;
a second supporting frame 252 connected to the first supporting frame 251 and having a sliding slot 2522;
the second portion 262 of the link 260 is positioned within the chute 2522.
In the disclosed embodiment, the second portion of the link is slidable within the slot to accommodate meshing rotation of the second gear structure with the second toothed portion of the link.
Without limitation, as shown in fig. 1, the second support is perpendicular to the first support frame 251, and the second portion 262 of the connecting rod 260 moves in the sliding slot 2522 along the direction of the second support frame 252.
In some embodiments, the second portion 262 of the link 260 has third saw teeth, and the second support 252 has fourth saw teeth, and the third saw teeth are engaged with the fourth saw teeth.
In other alternative embodiments, the groove wall of the track groove 110 has: a second mounting hole 111;
the link 260 further has: a through-hole 2612;
the rotation module further includes: a bar pin 280 penetrating the through hole 2612 and the second mounting hole 111; the lever pin 280 is multiplexed as a rotation axis when the second tooth portion 2611 engages to rotate.
As shown in fig. 1, the lever pin 280 is coupled to the bracket 100, so that the coupling between the link 260 and the bracket 100 is enhanced, and the compactness of the rotation module is improved. Also, the lever pin 280 limits the separation of the second tooth 2611 of the link 260 from the second gear structure 270, ensuring the reliability of the engagement of the second tooth 2611 with the second gear structure 270.
An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, including:
a first housing;
a second housing;
the rotating module according to any one of the above embodiments;
the first housing and the second housing are connected to one of the rotating arms, respectively.
Without limitation, electronic devices include, but are not limited to: a mobile phone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer, etc.
When the rotating module is in a folded state, the first shell and the second shell are driven to be in the folded state; similarly, when the rotating module is in the unfolded state, the first shell and the second shell are also driven to be in the unfolded state.
In some embodiments, the electronic device further includes a foldable screen 300, and a back surface of the foldable screen 300 covers the first housing, the rotation module, and the second housing. The folding screen 300 may be a flexible screen.
In a specific example, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the bracket 100 is hinged with the second rotating member 220 through the shaft core 290. The track groove 110 of the bracket 100 has a first mounting hole 120 on a groove wall thereof. The second rotating member 220 has a shaft hole 221 at one end and a circular slide rail (i.e., a groove 222) at the other end. The second end 212 of the first rotating member 210 has a circular sliding slot 2522, and the first end 211 has a first tooth 213 and is connected to a pin 214. The first rotating member 210 is respectively engaged with the bracket 100 and the second rotating member 220, and the first rotating member 210 can rotate with respect to the bracket 100 within a certain angle. The connecting member 240 features a plurality of connecting holes 241 at the ends and the middle to respectively mate with the pin, the synchronizing gear (i.e., one of the first gear structures 230) and the synchronizing gear lever (i.e., the other of the first gear structures 230). The synchronized gear bars have gear and shaft features at one end and a bore feature at the other end. The other end of the synchronous gear rod is connected with the supporting frame 250 through a screw. The support frame 250 has a sliding slot 2522. The sliding slot 2522 is engaged with a synchronizing bar (i.e., the link 260) that is linearly slidable with respect to the support frame 250. The end of the synchronization rod has a gear and hole feature that is hinged to the bracket 100 by a synchronization rod pin 280. The second tooth 2611 of the end of the synchronization rod engages with a pinion (i.e., the second gear structure 270) mounted on the carrier 100. The entire hinge structure is left-right symmetrical and is engaged by a pair of second gear structures 270 in the middle, so that the left and right parts synchronously operate relative to the bracket 100. As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, each rotating arm 200 and the bracket 100 form 8 movable connection portions, where the 8 connection portions are: the second rotating member 220 is rotatably connected to the bracket 100, the second rotating member 220 is rotatably connected to the first rotating member 210, the first rotating member 210 is rotatably connected to the track groove 110, two rotational connections are formed between the two first gear structures 230 and the first rotating member 210, a rotational connection is formed between the link 260 and the second gear structure 270, and a linear sliding connection is formed between the link 260 and the support frame 250. In the rotating module structure, a plurality of movable connecting parts can be connected by shaft parts such as pins and pin shafts 214, the structure is simple and effective, and the production and assembly difficulty is favorably reduced.
Features disclosed in several of the product embodiments provided in this disclosure may be combined in any combination to yield new product embodiments without conflict.
Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.
It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

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1. A rotating module, comprising:
two rotating arms;
a bracket having a track slot, the bracket being located between the two rotating arms; the rotating arm can rotate around the bracket by the rotating center of the rotating arm;
each of the rotating arms includes:
the first end of the first rotating piece is positioned in the track groove;
the second rotating piece is respectively and rotatably connected with the bracket and the second end of the first rotating piece; wherein the second end is opposite the first end;
when the rotating module is in a folded state, the rotating center of the first rotating member is the first position of the groove wall of the track groove;
when the rotating module is in an unfolded state, the rotating center of the first rotating member is a second position of the groove wall of the track groove, and the second position is located between the central position of the track groove and the first position;
the rotation center of the first rotating member is a rotation center of the rotating arm.
2. The rotating module according to claim 1, wherein the groove wall of the track groove has: a first mounting hole;
the second rotating member has: a shaft hole aligned with the first mounting hole;
the rotation module further includes: the shaft core penetrates through the first mounting hole and the shaft hole.
3. The rotating die set of claim 1, wherein the groove wall of the track groove is elliptical.
4. The rotating module of claim 1, wherein the second rotating member further comprises: the groove wall of the groove is arc-shaped;
the second end of the first rotating piece is positioned in the groove.
5. The rotation module of claim 1,
the first rotating member further includes:
a first tooth portion located at a region of the first rotating member other than the first end and the second end;
the rotor arm further includes:
a first gear structure engaged with the first tooth portion.
6. The rotating module of claim 5, wherein the first rotating member further comprises: a pin shaft;
the rotation module further includes:
and the connecting piece is provided with at least two connecting holes, and the at least two connecting holes are used for respectively accommodating the pin shaft and the gear shaft of the first gear structure and limiting the separation of the first gear structure and the first tooth part.
7. The rotation module of claim 5, wherein the rotation arm further comprises:
the supporting frame is connected with the first gear structure and is provided with a mounting position; the mounting position is used for connecting a shell of the electronic equipment.
8. The rotation module of claim 7, wherein the rotation arm further comprises:
a link having a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion; the first portion comprises a second tooth portion, and the second portion is connected with the support frame;
a second gear structure, a gear shaft of the second gear structure being connected with the bracket, the second gear structure being engaged with the second tooth portion;
the second gear structures of the two rotating arms are meshed.
9. The rotating module of claim 8, wherein the support frame comprises:
the first support frame is provided with the mounting position and is connected with the first gear structure;
the second support frame is connected with the first support frame and is provided with a sliding groove;
the second portion of the link is located within the chute.
10. The rotating module according to claim 8, wherein the groove wall of the track groove has: a second mounting hole;
the connecting rod further has: a through hole;
the rotation module further includes: the rod pin penetrates through the through hole and the second mounting hole; the lever pin is reused as a rotating shaft when the second tooth part is meshed to rotate.
11. An electronic device, comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing;
the rotation module of any one of claims 1 to 10;
the first housing and the second housing are connected to one of the rotating arms, respectively.
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